I am very proud that we have been together for 10 years! Being raised a JW, it was always hard for me to find a long term relationship. Most people that I met weren't interested in anything long term, and each time one ended, it left me feeling like I would never find someone who shared the same feelings. I used to long for someone to share my life with. In October 2001, I found some family on my Dad's side that I hadn't seen since I was a little kid. None of them were JW's, so they accepted me with open arms. In March of 2002, I sold my house in Ft. Lauderdale and began a new life in Ohio to be close to the family that I had found.
On April 12, 2002 I was on the computer, and for some reason I went to a chat room, something that I really never had experience with, and I started chatting with someone. We had a lot of fun and laughs online, so we decided to meet two days later on April 14. I wasn't too familiar with the area yet, so we agreed to meet at a coffee shop in a nearby town. I was really excited, and when the time came, I found the address we were supposed to meet at, but when I got there, the shop was all boarded up and lifeless. I thought to myself, here we go again-lol. Just when my happiness started turning to disappointment once again, a car pulled up, and it was Dave, who apologized profusely after realizing that the shop had closed down.
Now, 10 years later, we still laugh about that day! We have been through a lot with each other, but we were determined to make things work, and now we are both comfortable in the fact that we will always be together through good times and bad.
10 years in Gay years works out to be about 2 lifetimes, so we both know what an accomplishment it really is!!!
